Darrin Crescenzi
Designer & Creative Director
Darrin Crescenzi is an independent designer and creative director based in New York City. He creates brands, products and experiences for organizations both large and small, seeking to blend history with trend, technology with craft, and empathy with idealism to create design systems as effective as they are inspiring.
Darrin is formerly Creative Director at Interbrand New York, and began his career as a member of the Nike Global Brand Design team. He has been recognized as an Art Director’s Club Young Gun and one of Fast Company Magazine’s Most Creative People in Business. He is a native Oregonian doing fine in New York City.
Speaking
DSVC / 2018
SoDA Academy / 2016
Parsons School of Design / 2016
NYU Stern / 2015
Apple Store Live SoHo / 2014
School of Visual Arts / 2014
Art Director's Club / 2013
Oregon State University / 2013
NYU Stern GMA Conference / 2013
C2-Montréal Conference / 2013
Pacific Northwest College of Art / 2012
Expertise
Visual identity systems
Brand strategy and positioning
Experience and environmental design
Innovation and ideation processes
User experience design
Still and moving image art direction
Type design
Information design
Packaging structures and print production
Editorial design and visual narrative
Workshops and speaking engagements
Writing and thought leadership
Forklift certified